Shooting Stars - Series 2, Episode 8 - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Theme

Welcome to Shooting Stars
Welcome, whoever you are
I like the theatre
I like rum
Come along and let's start Shooting Starts

Round 1 - True or False

The round includes questions about road accidents and yo-yos.

At the end of the round, Team A have 1 point and Team B have 2 points.

Round 2 - Clips

The clips are an old black and white video (TV sponger) and a Vic and Bob sketch (Brookside).

At the end of the round, Team A have 2 points and Team B have 3 points.

Round 3 - Impressions

The impressions include Boom Bang A Bang sung in the club style and Violet Elizabeth from Just William.

At the end of the round, Team A have 5 points and Team B have 7 points.

Round 4 - The Dove From Above

The categories are Yeast, Creatures, Men and Beans. The categories that weren't chosen were Rivers and Optics.

Sonya Madan chooses Yeast and wins tonight's star prize - a snack sock with mashed potato in it.

At the end of the round, Team A have 5 points and Team B have 9 points.

Round 5 - Quickfire

The round includes questions about The Professionals and The Price Is Right.

At the end of the round, Team B have won with 11 points. George Dawes doesn't say Team A's final score.

The consolation prize for Team A is some finger-brellas - umbrellas for your finger.

Challenge - Egg Skiing

Richard Wilson has a ski attached to him which he has to roll some eggs down. He has to get the eggs to land on the Hollywood stars.

Broadcast details

Date

Friday 15th November 1996

Time

9pm

Channel

BBC Two

Length

30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast

Guest cast

Writing team

Production team